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Troitzsch, Klaus Gerhard was born on November 28, 1946 in Oberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Son of Helmut and Lea Margarete (Haslböck) Troitzsch.
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Social science informatics educator
Troitzsch, Klaus Gerhard was born on November 28, 1946 in Oberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Son of Helmut and Lea Margarete (Haslböck) Troitzsch.
Klaus G. Troitzsch studied sociology and political science at the University of Hamburg and the University of Cologne. In 1979 he completed his Doctor of Philosophy in political sciences at the University of Hamburg and returned to academia, first as a senior researcher at the University of Koblenz-Landau, and then, from 1986, as full professor
He was professor and director of the Institute for Instruction Section Research at University of Koblenz-Landau. In the 1970s Troitzsch was active politician. He served for the German liberal party (Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)) in the parliament of Hamburg, from 1972 to 1974 as an assistant and later (from 1974 to 1978) as a member, and also as executive secretary.
From 1987 to 1992 he served the faculty of computer science of the University of Koblenz-Landau as dean and from 1992 to 2000 as vice-dean
In 2001, he received an honorary doctorate from the Dnipropetrovsk National University (Ukraine). Troitzsch became professor emeritus in 2012.
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Member state legislature Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, Germany 1974-1978. Lieutenant Signal Corps German Army, 1965-1968.
Married Ingrid Maria Kalab, August 18, 1972.